**Warning: this blog post is just about bikes.**
So I’m back in New Orleans from my mini bicycling vacation, but I’m already scheming my next trip out of town with the Surly (Longleaf Trace, here I come!). I had such a lovely time just hanging out on that bike, and today I went shopping and treated us both to a new saddle that I hope will make those hours on the bike even lovelier. I really, really love my Surly, and I love the adventures we currently take and the lifetime of adventures I can look forward to on that bike, in my mind and in reality. I was happily pedaling along, listening to one of my favorite albums of all time, thinking I best lower this new seat, when I saw another Long Haul Trucker with a fancy Brooks saddle locked up with a friend on a street sign at Magazine and Gravier. That Surly LHT looks a lot like my Surly LHT! I don’t know who rides this bike, but I would bet my right pannier that rider loves that bike, has put some serious miles on her, and probably spends a decent amount of time fantasizing about where to ride her next. I love my bike, and I love the part where other people love their bikes too. If you know who rides this beauty, tell him/her I said hey, nice bike.
What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today 
Have you ever tried riding a fixed gear bike? Do you own a fixed gear bike? Since you’re so fond of Jack, on what occasions will you ride Rhoda?
Also, aren’t there rules about posting such homoerotic bike photos? This is a family website, right?? Surly on Surly action is really giving me the heeby jeebys.
Excellent choice – I have a Brooks Flyer on my Raleigh Lenton and love it. They really are among the most comfortable of saddles.
Oh, you should check our own local (and practically secret) shop down on Oak Street for those sorts of items:
http://www.wallbike.com/index.php
Hey, Randy! That’s where I got my sweet new seat. Such a great secret spot.
I’ve got the Brooks B67 on my Specialized Expedition – her name is Skeena – and it rides even cooler than it looks.
Maybe Skeena can meet Jack some day. I hope so.
finally stumbled over here from facebook. This amazing blog will now be directly fed to my home page. Awesome!
ATTN first commenter, Helios
LHT > Fixie
One day you’ll wake up and realize this, hopefully for your sake before you ruin your legs!
I admit that a fixed gear road bike in a completely flat city with regular road drop bars mounted level with saddle, and also including front AND rear brakes, with aero brake levers, and fenders, could be a better machine than a LHT for some people. But most citys aren’t completely flat, and fixed gear road road bikes are almost never equipped with practical cockpits and/or rear brakes.
Get a LHT, your body will thank you in the long run!